Cabinet construction



July 12, 1938. w. F. REGENHARDT CABINET CONSTRUCTION Filed July 20, 1957[Arm M l X ATTO Patented July 12, 1938 PATENT 'OFFIC CABINETCONSTRUCTION Walter .F. Regenhardt, Cleveland, Ohio Application July 20,1937, Serial No. 154,638

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to .cabinets and more particularly tofiling cabinets, and the like.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a frame structure forcarrying a drawer, which frame includes a shoulder for engaging the topof the rear of the drawer when the latter is'in the open position andsagging downwardly so as to prevent the drawer from being accidentallyremoved therefrom,

In carrying out the above object it is another object of the inventionto provide gliders on the bottom of the drawer adjacent the rearendthereof to facilitate movement of the drawer within the frame andwhich gliders engage a shoulder on the frame for preventing removal ofthe drawer.

'It isa still further object to space the gliders from the back of thedrawer so that the drawer can be removed from the frame by tilting thedrawer upwardly, when the same is open, so that the gliders campass overthe shoulder.

Other and further objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing description, reference being had to the accompanying drawingwherein a preferred form of embodiment of the present invention isclearly shown.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view, in section, of a cabinet showing the drawer inthe closed position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of a cabinet, in

section, showing the drawer in the open position;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front view of the cabinet showing thereenforcing shoulder in position, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the cabinet, in section, showing thedrawer in position prior to its removal from the cabinet.

In its preferred form, the present invention is directed to filingcabinets andthe like. Referring to Fig, 1, one of such cabinets is shownwherein an outer casing 20, preferably formed of sheet metal, isutilized for enclosing and for sup porting a drawer 2|. The casing 20comprises an elongated tubular member 22 having a back 23. The tubularmember 22 is of rectangular shape and is preferably fabricated froma'single sheet of metal bent to the desired shape and weldedor rivetedalong a seam positioned at the bottom side thereof. The back 23comprises a piece of sheet metal bent outwardly at ninetying the flanges24 to the member 22; The casing 20 is reenforced at the open front endthereof by a reenforcing band or strip 26, preferably fabricated fromstrap iron and formed so as to fit snugly within outer casing 20,adjacent the open front end thereof. The reenforcing band, or strip 26may be riveted or welded to the casing 20 to prevent displacement. Thestrip 26 aids in straigthening the casing 20 and also forms an inwardlyextending shoulder 28 around the open end of the casing 20, the functionof which will be explained hereinafter. the corners of the casing 20 areswaged inwardly to closely conform in shape to the rounded cortiers ofthe reenforcing strip 26 as noted at 21.

The drawer 2| comprises an elongated trough shaped central portion 29'having a bottom 30 and two vertically extending side walls 3| andseparate back 32, and front 33. The side walls 3| of the central portion29 are preferably folded back at'the top edges thereof as at 34 to formfinished, smooth edges. The back 32 includes a flange 36 at the lowerside thereof bent at to the main surface of the back. Two side flanges'38 similarly bent are also provided and are of irregular rectilinearshape and extend the entire height of the back. The top edge of back 32is folded over at 35 to finish and strengthen the same. The back 32 andthe side flanges 38 are of greater height than the side walls 3| of thecentral portion 29 and therefore when the back-is assembled with thecentral portion 29, the back 32 and flanges 38 extend above the centralportion of the drawer 2|. A reenforcing'strip 31,

' such as a channel, is welded to the back 32, preferably adjacent thetop thereof, to aid in strengthening the drawer. The front 33 issubstantially similar in construction and dimensions to the'back 32. Thefront 33 is also provided with a handle 40 suitably secured thereto, forexample by a clip 42 welded to the front 33. A suitable card holder 44is preferably punched from the metal of the front 33. The front 33 andback 32 are assembled to the central section 29, as shown on thedrawing, and are suitably secured thereto as by welding A plurality ofgliders 46 are formed in the bottom 3|] of the drawer and are of suchdepth as to correspond to the thickness of the reenforcing strip 26. Thegliders 46 cause the drawer 2| to slide easily in and out of the casingand also raise the rear end of the drawer so that the extendingoutwardly and then welding or rivet'i-t I Preferably bottom thereof issubstantially parallel to the bot- The gliders 46 have a furtherfunction when the drawer is extended or-open, namely, to act as stopsfor preventing the drawer from being accidentally removed from'thecasing 20. This may be observed by referring to Fig. 2 wherein thegliders 46 are engaging the shoulder 26 and the upper ends 48 of theflanges 38 are also engaging the shoulder 28. Thus, when the drawer 2|is pulled outwardly, the front end thereof sags downwardly, due to theweight thereof, and in thisfltilted position, the gliders '46 and ends48 of flanges 38 prevent the drawer from being removed from the casing.It will be noted that the front ends of the gliders 46 are spacedfarther from the rear of the drawer than are the front ends 48 of theflanges 38. This spacing permits easy removal of the drawer 2| rorn thecasing 20, when desired. By merely tilting the front of the drawer 2|upwardly as shown in Fig. 4, the gliders 46 can pass over the shoulder28. The drawer 2| may be inserted into the casing 20 by similarmanipulation thereof. V.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have provided aninexpensive filing cabinet, that includes means for preventingaccidental removal of the drawer but which drawer may be readily removedwhen desired.

While the form of, embodiment of the present invention as hereindisclosed constitutes a preferred form, it is to be understood thatother forms might be adopted, all coming within the scope of the claimswhich follow.

I claim:

1. A filing cabinet comprising in combination, an outer rectangularlyshaped casing formed of sheet metal, a rectangularly shaped metallicreenforcing band secured within the casing at the front thereof, saidband having a bottom portion extending upwardly of the. bottom wall ofthe casing and a top portion extending downwardly of the top wall of thecasing; and a removable drawer having a bottom wall and side walls, thebottom wall of the drawer being slidable on the bottom portion of theband, a glider on the bottom of the drawer riding on the bottom wall ofthe casing, a stop at the upper rear end of the drawer, said gliderbeing adapted to engage the bottom portion of the band and said stopbeing of sufllcient-height to engage the upper portion of the band toprevent the removal of the drawer from the casing when the drawer ispulledoutwardly 111%: normal manner of use, the rear portions of t sidewalls of the drawer being of sufliciently less height than the stop sothat the glider may pass over the bottom portion of the band when thedrawer is drawnoutwardly and tilted upwardly. 1

2. A filing cabinet comprising in combination, an outer rectangularlyshaped casing formed of sheet metal, a rectangularly shaped metallicreenforcing band secured within the casing at the front thereof, saidband having a bottom portion extending upwardly of the bottom wall ofthe casing and a top portion extending downwardly of the top wall of thecasing; and a removable drawer having a bottom wall, .a rear wall andside walls, the bottom wall of the drawer being slidable on the bottomportion of the band, a glider on the bottom of the drawer riding on thebottom wall of the casing, a portion of the rear wall forming a stop atthe top thereof, said glider being adapted to engage the bottom portionof the band and said stop being of sufilcient height to engagethe upperportion of the band to prevent the removal of the drawer from the casingwhen the drawer is pulled outwardly in the normal manner of use, therear portions of the side walls of the drawer being of sufficiently lessheight than the stop so that the glider may pass over the bottom portionof the band when the drawer is drawn outwardly and tilted upwardly.

WALTER F. REGENHARDT.

